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25 Movie Couples Who Fell In Love in Real Life

25 Movie Couples Who Fell In Love in Real Life

Do you ever just get really attached to a movie couple that you can’t stand the fact that they aren’t together in real life? Well, luckily for fans, sometimes the actor and actress fall in love in real life! My inner That 70’s Show fan was overjoyed after news broke out that Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis were dating, and now they are married with a child! Sometimes the couples last forever, sometimes it ends badly, but, at least, we got to see it happen once. Apparently, it is easy to catch feelings on the set because plenty of Hollywood stars have dated their co-stars. Check some of the best known couples after the jump!

1. Shia LeBeouf and Megan Fox

While they didn’t actually date, the Transformers stars did hook up during the filming. In case you never got into the sci-fi film series, Shia LeBeouf and Megan Fox played the friends-turned-lovers characters, Sam and Mikelea. I guess it happened in real life too because, in an interview with Details, LeBeouf admitted to sleeping with his co-star.

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It caused a lot of speculation, though, because people thought she cheated on her husband, Brian Austin Green. LeBeouf’s response was repeating saying “I don’t know.” Classy!

2. Woody Allen and Diane Keaton

After Woody Allen wrote the broadway play, Play it Again, Sam he cast his future girlfriend Diane Keaton to play Linda Christie, whose character has an affair with Allen’s, Allan Felix. The famous actor and playwright does a lot of relationship movies but I guess this was one where he clicked better with his co-star! Later, Keaton stated in an interview that she, “fell in love with him right away. I wanted to be his girlfriend so I did something about it.” Now that is a go getter!

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They only stayed together for a year but remained close friends after the breakup, which is great for us fans, because that friendship produced films like the iconic Annie Hall.

3. Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder

You probably remember Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder as the strange couple in Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands. The two stars actually met before they were cast for the film at the Great Balls of Fire! premiere in 1989. They started dating shortly after and in 1990, Depp proposed to Ryder but they only ended up staying together for 3 years.

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Ironically, the A-lister had a “WINONA FOREVER” tattoo on his right arm and after they broke, he changed it to “WINO FOREVER.” Smooth, Johnny.

4. Penélope Cruz and Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise may be one of the hottest actors, but his religion seems to be getting in the way of his love life. After his marriage to Nicole Kidman ended in 2001, he started dating his Vanilla Sky costar, Penélope Cruz. That relationship only lasted 3 years and it wasn’t long before he moved on to Katie Holmes.

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In a Vanity Fair article in 2012, it was said that the reason why Cruz and Cruise broke up was because the Spanish actress refused to convert to Scientology. What was more interesting was the fact that sources indicated that the Church of Scientology tried to “hire” a new girlfriend for him!

5. Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift

2010’s Valentine’s Day film was the pop singer’s acting debut and she got a relationship out of it! Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift, dubbed Taylor Squared, began dating shortly after they began filming together. Their characters, Willy and Felicia were as innocent as they come, waiting to have sex and furthering Swift’s good girl image.

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Taylor Squared didn’t last very long and soon after that, we got another hit single from Swift about her breakup. Wonder if Taylor Lautner saw it coming.

6. Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth

You have probably heard something about Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth’s relationship considering they are always in the news for being on and off again. They met back in 2009 when the singer was more tamed, on the set of The Last Song and connected right away. Their relationship wasn’t easy, though, and everyone was disappointed when they called off their 2012 engagement.

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The duo has recently rekindled and now we wait to see if they will eventually get married! You can never tell with these two.

7. Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem

Vanilla Sky wasn’t the only movie Penélope Cruz was in that led to a real-life romance. After starring in Vicky Cristina Barcelona with Javier Bardem, the two began dating and actually stayed together. The stars actually did a movie together in 1992 Jamon, Jamon but I guess it took another 15 years to fall in love! They kept their relationship a secret as long as they could and had a private wedding in the Bahamas in 2013.

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Now, they are still married and have two beautiful children together!

8. Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn

Considering it surprised everyone when they started dating, it was probably less surprising that they didn’t last. Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn met while filming the romantic comedy, The Breakup, which was about their character Brooke Meyers and Gary Grobowski continuing to live together, even after they separated. They dated from 2005 to 2006 before they split.

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Considering they met through a movie called The Breakup, I guess it wasn’t meant for them to stay together!

9. Drew Barrymore and Justin Long

Here is another relationship that seemed strange from the beginning. After Drew Barrymore broke up with The Strokes’ drummer Fabrizio Moretti after 5 years, she quickly moved on to a new boyfriend. She met Justin Long while filming the movie, He’s Just Not That Into You and let’s just say that the title accurately described their relationship, except they seemed to both not be into each other.

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Their relationship was short but they did reunite together to film the movie, Going the Distance but broke up again shortly after.

10. Zoe Saldana and Bradley Cooper

Now this was a good-looking couple! Zoe Saldana and Bradley Cooper got together while filming the 2012 movie, The Words. They dated for a little more than a year before calling it a quits. In the film they did together, they were a married couple but, unfortunately, they couldn’t made it stick.

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It is a shame. They would have made beautiful children!

11. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

As bad as The Green Lantern was, Ryan Reynolds probably doesn’t regret it because that was how he met his future wife! He started dating Blake Lively after the production was done and they two have been a Hollywood couple ever since! The actress was no longer seen as the scandalous celebrity who allegedly had an affair with Leonardo DiCaprio. Lively and Reynolds had a private ceremony in South Carolina that the paparazzi seemed to have missed.

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They celebrated their 4th anniversary this past June and currently, have a second child on the way!

12. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck probably regrets the movie Gigli altogether. Not only did it get terrible reviews but it started a relationship with Jennifer Lopez that got him way more attention than he needed. This is what happens when you date high profile actresses! Bennifer lasted 18 months and included an engagement but the media pressure was too much.

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Lopez said that it was her first real breakup but they do still occasionally touch base.

13. Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise

Yep, Tom Cruise doesn’t have much luck in love. The two met in 1989 on the set of Days of Thunder and after dating for 13-months, they tied the knot in Telluride, Colorado. After tying the knot, the couple adopted two children, Connor and Isabella. They were together for 10 years before it was announced that they were getting a divorce, which shocked the world.

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In 2006 interview with Ladies Home Journal, Kidman stated, “He was huge; still is. To me, he was just Tom, but to everybody else, he is huge. But he was lovely to me and I loved him. I still love him.”

14. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.

Now this pleased Scooby Doo fans everywhere! The real life Daphne and Fred dated in real life and eventually got married! They actually met while filming the 1997 teen horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer and became a couple shortly after. They were actually married when they were cast in the Scooby Doo movies, which is why their onscreen relationship was so convincing!

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Now, their crime fighting days are over and they reside in LA with their two children.

15. Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum

This is one of Hollywood’s favorite couples, probably because they were clearly made for each other! Channing and Jenna Dewan-Tatum met on the set of Step Up in 2006 and have been a happy couple ever since! They got engaged in Maui in 2008 and a year later, they were married in Malibu, California. So romantic!

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It is funny, though, how different their first impressions of each other are! Jenna has said that she thought Channing was a gentleman, while he said that he couldn’t stand her bad breath!

16. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner

Ben Affleck must really be attractive to the name Jennifer on movie sets! This version of Bennifer lasted a whole lot longer than the first one and even ended up in a marriage! Jennifer Garner and Affleck became a thing after the starred in the superhero film, Daredevil. They got hitched in 2005 and had 3 children together!

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On June 30th, 2015, the couple shocked the press by announcing that they are divorcing, and fans worldwide are still heartbroken!

17. Anna Faris and Chris Pratt

Here is another movie couple that stayed together after they actually fell in love on set. Chris Pratt and Anna Faris were love interests in the comedy, Take Me Home Tonight (2007). They started dating and a year later, they had a wedding in Bali. Since then, they try to stay out of the spotlight and live in the Hollywood Hills.

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Faris and Pratt had a son in 2012 who was a preterm baby. Jack is a healthy and happy baby now!

18. Dev Patel and Freida Pinto

If you have ever seen Slumdog Millionaire, you have probably hoped that Jamal Malik and Latika could be a couple in real life. Well, that is exactly what happened but unfortunately, they didn’t stay one forever. They began dating in 2009, shortly over the movie was complete and stayed together for 6 years.

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In 2014, near Christmas time, the couple split, disappointing fans everywhere.

19. Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams

Everyone has heard about the movie, The Notebook one way or another. Girls dream about having a romance like Noah and Allie did but, of course, they would love to see Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams be a real life couple. That actually happened but not in the same way as the movie. Their relationship only lasted 2 years before they realized they weren’t soul mates.

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McAdams next boyfriend was also another a co-star, Michael Sheen from Midnight in Paris but, of course, that one didn’t last either.

20. Diane Keaton and Al Pacino

Diane Keaton seems to have a habit of dating her co-stars too! First Woody Allen, then Warren Beatty and now, Al Pacino. They dated during all three movies of The Godfather series but split after the last one was complete. Pacino and Keaton’s onscreen marriage seemed odd enough since they were quite different but I guess that was true about their real life relationship too!

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In 2001, when Keaton was asked about being old and unmarried, she replied, “I don’t think that because I’m not married it’s made my life any less. That old maid myth is garbage.”

21. Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were everyone’s favorite scandal in the 60’s. The Hollywood stars began dating on the set of Cleopatra, which was actually an affair considering both were married at the time. Liz and Dick eventually divorced their spouses and got married days later. They would be on and off again for 16 years and even got remarried a year after they divorced.

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As a couple, they became a Hollywood acting duo and starred in 12 movies together! Ironically enough, their last film was Divorce His, Divorce Hers.

22. Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger

Three months after Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger split, the latter was found unconscious in his apartment and eventually pronounced dead. They began dating back in 2004 after meeting on the set of Brokeback Mountain and stayed together for three years. They had a daughter together whose godparent is Jake Gyllenhaal, who was also in their movie.

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A month after Ledger’s sudden death, we finally heard from his heartbroken ex who said that his spirit is still alive in their daughter. She really looks like him, too.

23. Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe

Reese Witherspoon’s first marriage was to Ryan Phillippe, whom she met on her 21st birthday. They were engaged by the time they starred in the movie Cruel Intentions together, which probably made a lot of girls jealous since they dreamed of being Phillippe’s (or his character, Sebastian) girl. The stars got married in South Carolina in 1999 and had two kids together.

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In 2006, Witherspoon filed for divorce, stating the reasoning was irreconcilable differences. You know what they say, nothing lasts forever!

24. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

This is a love story that many people know. The famous Hollywood couple, Angelina Jolie and Brat Pitt, met on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2005 and the rest is history. While people speculated that Pitt cheated on his then-wife, Jennifer Aniston, Jolie has stated that she would never sleep with a married man since her own father did just that. 7 years and 6 kids later, they finally decided to tie the knot in 2014.

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Brangelina will forever be one of the most powerful couples in Hollywood!

25. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart

This was a relationship all Twilight fans expected to happen and, of course, it did. Bella Swan and Edward Cullen became a real life relationship after the second film in the series but they did their best to keep it private. It was kind of hard considering they were a high-profile couple since the Twilight saga was so popular.

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Their relationship hit a rough patch that never fully healed when Stewart was caught being very intimate with her director Rupert Sanders.

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